Sure, residents of potential casino host communities can vote on whether they want a casino in their midst. But not neighboring communities, who don’t benefit from mitigation money but have to live with the traffic, pollution, drunk drivers, the siren song of addictive slots, and all the other drawbacks.

Any resident of this state who doesn’t like the corrupting influence of casinos won’t have a say. I am ashamed that our attorney general would so blatantly disregard this right that we voters are supposed to enjoy: to be able to put issues on the ballot and vote on them.